HVDC Switchyard Control Engineer (m/w/d)

Job Description

In our multicultural HVDC control team you will design, implement and verify control systems for HVDC substations, in cooperation with project management, system- and equipment designers as well as with our customers. Firstly, you will prepare concepts for control functions and implement these functions in DIGSI. Afterwards you will integrate and verify these functions together with your team colleagues in a hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) test setup. You will share your knowledge by creating documentation and performing trainings with colleagues as well as customers.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Design of BCU-based substation control systems for high voltage direct current systems (HVDC)
• Implementation of control software in as well as verification using simulation tools and real-time test environments
• Preparation of design specifications, documentation and effort estimations
• Clarification of technical requirements within project teams as well as with customers and suppliers
• Remote support during commissioning and service of HVDC systems

What You Bring

• University degree in electrical engineering with focus on energy technology and first professional experience
• Proficiency in parameterisation of bay control units (BCUs), ideally of SIPROTEC 5 devices with DIGSI and CFC (Continuous Flow Chart)
• Experience in implementing the IEC61850 standard for substation control and for data exchange with higher level automation and SCADA systems
• Solid understanding of high voltage and substation technology as well as of the design of interlocking schemes and automated control sequences
• Good knowledge of secondary interfaces of high voltage components such as switching devices, transformers, CTs and VTs
• Very good English language skills, proficiency in German is an advantage

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Our Integration and Test Team is a dedicated group of professionals at the heart of C&P software development in our HVDC project business. We are guiding our experts from many different fields through an end-to-end process taking responsibility for the outcome of each step up to final customer acceptance. Diversity is our strength. No one is an expert in everything. Our I&T team profits from a variety of technical backgrounds and complementing mindsets supported by an open feedback culture. We share an intrinsic drive to continuously challenge and improve ourselves, our team and our projects to create sustainable value for our customers. Join our I&T team and contribute your own ideas to our cause.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.